William Brooks letter

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Letter to B.B. French of Washington, D.C. requesting copies of Democratic political brochures and campaign material in favor of the election of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler as President and Vice-President of the United States. The author requested material concerning Fillmore's position on slavery, Taylor's position on the Wilmot Proviso, and the Whig position during the Mexican War.


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